Senior Program Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as the programs leader and primary link between cross functional product development teams; Product, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality.
• Own end-to-end program plans spanning product, hardware development (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing), and software development (firmware, controls, autonomy stack)
• Build and maintain integrated program charters, scopes, budgets and schedules, identifying cross-team dependencies and critical path risks before they cause slip
• Run program cadences (stand-ups, milestone reviews, leadership-level status updates) across product and engineering disciplines
• Track budget, scope, and resourcing against plan; escalate tradeoffs to leadership with clear options
• Manage risk registers and drive mitigation plans for technical and schedule risk
• Coordinate with supply chain/procurement on hardware lead times and how they affect integration milestones
• Serve as the primary point of contact for program status to leadership stakeholders

Job requirements

• PMP certification
• 5+ years program management experience in a hardware-and-software product environment (robotics, autonomous systems, industrial hardware, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to manage schedules and dependencies across product management, mechanical/electrical, and software engineering teams
• Comfortable operating in a small, fast-paced startup environment with limited process scaffolding — you'll be building some of it
• Strong command of program management tools (e.g., Jira, Gantt chart, etc.) and reporting to leadership stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication; skilled at aligning Product and Engineering stakeholders with different priorities and vocabularies
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.